Norton Camp: a large multivallate hillfort
11 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
52.43268, -2.81436
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Male-fern, Bracken, Dryopteris borreri +109 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Shropshire Way - stage 05Walking route17.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW05Length 17.1 kmLocal walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 04Walking route18 km▾
Named routeRef ShW04Length 18 kmLocal walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 44Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route87 m▾
Named routeRef 44Length 87 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route82 m▾
Named routeRef 44Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 44Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route205 m▾
Named routeRef 44Length 205 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
7,807 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,807 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Robin · Goldfinch +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RavenCorvus corax
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwiftApus apus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Trioza centranthi · Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter +6
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
🌿Plants3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Snowdrop · Petty Spurge · Shining Crane's-bill
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,807 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Robin · Goldfinch +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RavenCorvus corax
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwiftApus apus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Trioza centranthi · Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter +6
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
🌿Plants3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Snowdrop · Petty Spurge · Shining Crane's-bill
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
